Spyringe.



J. A. SPEGK.

. SYRINGE.

APPLIOAIION FILED SEPT. 9, 1911.

1,09 1,977. Patented Mar. 31, 1914.

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JAMES A. SPECK, OF PAWHUSKA, OKLAHOMA.

SYRINGE.

Application filed September 9, 1911.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES A. Srncx, citizen of the United States, residing at Pawhuska, in the county of Osage and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Syringes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to syringes and more particularly to that class of syringes especially adapted for cleaning the human vagina and parts connected therewith, without displacing the said parts or the tissues of the vaginal canal.

An object of the invention is to provide a vaginal syringe which corresponds in form to the form of the vaginal cavity so that when introduced thereinto and the dam pressed against the vulva it will effectively close the entrance to the vagina and prevent the liquid, injected through the syringe or entering the stem or body, from flowing backwardly around the stem of said syringe and cause said liquid to find an outlet through the central outlet passage of the syringe.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the specification and claim.

In the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this application, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the syringe, looking from the rear. Fig. 2 is a similar view looking from the front. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section, and Fig. 4 is a fragmentary longitudinal section showing a slightly modified form.

Referring more particularly to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 represents the circular dam having a flat front side 2 with the prominent central portion 3. The back side 4 of the dam has a gradual slope for engage ment against the vulva and is continued at an acute angle to form the slightly tapering downwardly inclined stem 5 which is hollow, producing the chamber 6 extending from the central portion 3 of the dam to a point adjacent the tip or end 7 of said stem.

Extending longitudinally through the chamber 6 is the outlet tube 8 which is open at its opposite ends, one end connect- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. st, iota.

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ing with the tip 7 while the other end projects through the central enlargement 3 and may terminate in the downwardly curved nipple 9 to receive an end of a drainage conducting hose (not shown). The tip 7, at the extremities of the stem and the adjacent end of the outlet tube forms the small wall or extremity of the chamber 6, opposite the central portion of the dam 1.

Curved outwardly and upwardly from the central prominent portion 3 of the dam 1 is a nipple 10 which communicates with the large end of the chamber 6, A suitable flexible hose (not shown) leading from a bag or other fluid container, may be fastened to the end of this nipple for the purpose of conducting fluid to the chamber 6 and forcing said fluid laterally in the form of a spray through the small openings 11 near the lower or free end of the stem 5.

The openings 11 are arranged in circles around the stem and are suitably spaced from one another, as will be understood. The entire device is preferably but not necessarily formed in one piece, and may be constructed of any suitable material.

Owing to the construction of this anatomical syringe, it may be readily inserted and as the proper pressure is applied to the flat front face 2 of the dam 1, the stem 5 will travel along the vaginal cavity until the sloping back face 4 of the dam 1 fits snugly against the vulva, thus closing the entrance to the vagina and preventing backward flow and escape of the fluid between the outer surface of the stem and the tissues therearound. The fluid, after thoroughly cleansing and treating the diseased parts, finds its escape through the large central outlet tube 8 and the nipple 9, as will be readily apparent.

In irrigating the female vagina for any diseased condition it is always desirable to reach with the irrigating fluid, the bottom or extremity of the vagina.

It is true that one of the references shows a syringe having somewhat the angle of mine, but this syringe does not possess the recurrent facilities nor openings of sufficient size to permit of the ready egress of the thick tenacious secretions common to diseases of these parts.

It will be readily appreciated that I have provided a recurrent syringe to be fed from a bag or other container in an elevated position, said syringe having an outlet tube to which a conducting tube of sufficient length can be attached to permit the patient to lie in bed and use the device without injury to the bedding. The dam 1 of my syringe is of sufficient size and proper form to fit all cases, with momentary pressure on the outlet conducting tube, and serve to retain the solution in the vagina until all folds of the loose tissues are removed by distention.

The stem 5 of this syringe is in such relation to the dam that when said dam is placed firmly in the vaginal outlet, the tip 7 of the stem will naturally pass into the posterior culde-sac under the mouth of the womb, where the force of the spray will do the greater amount of good. Further, the large straight central outlet tube 8 is of sufficient size to permit of the ready egress of the thick tenacious secretions common to diseases of these parts, and also permits of immediate cleansing by means of a flexible brush provided or a wad of cotton on a wire or the like. The outlet tube 8 is preferably of a greater diameter than the inlet nipple 10.

In the slightly modified form, shown in Fig. 4:, I have provided a plurality of circular flanges 12, to assist in preventing escape of the fluid around the dam 1.

Owing to the extreme simplicity of this device, it may be manufactured and marketed at a small cost.

lVhat I claim is:

A recurrent syringe consisting of a dam, a hollow tapering stem extending inwardly at an oblique downward angle, continuously from the dam to the end of the stem, forming the body of the syringe and a fluid chamber, a central outflow tube passing through the dam, the fluid chamber and the small end of the stem, said tube being fully open from end to end, andan inlet tube for the fluid chamber passing throughthe dam above the outflow tube, said stem being provided with lateral openings adjacent to' its inner, small end in position to direct liquid discharged therefrom, laterally, the arrange mentbeing such that clean fluid is discharged laterally into the vagina to contact with, clean and distend the walls thereof while the contaminated fluid contents are freely discharged and prevented from en-. tering the body of the syringe.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES A. SPECK.

Vitnesses Jos. E. LEAcH, H. G. CARsoN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Yatents,

Washington, :0. c. 

